Sunset & Sunrise Today in Rockville, Maryland

Rockville, Maryland sees the sun come up at 7:18 AM and go down at 6:29 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 11m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Rockville, is at 12:54 PM.

Sitting at 39.08° latitude puts Rockville in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 28 seconds. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Rockville move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Rockville this evening is roughly 5:54 PM–6:46 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Rockville is at 6:28 PM and sunrise at 7:19 AM — about 2m 27s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Rockville drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Rockville, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Rockville ranges from as early as 4:45 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:38 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 24m.